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Enlarge ImageRequest to buy this photoAl Behrman | Associated PressThe Reds’ Billy Hamilton is tagged out by Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval on a stolen base attempt. Hamilton had three singles to match his career high.

CINCINNATI — Left-hander Tony Cingrani looked like he was finally back in form. Even then, he
couldn’t avoid another loss.

Michael Morse and Juan Perez homered with two outs in the sixth inning last night, rallying the
San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds’ longest winning streak of the
season at four games.

San Francisco won for the 10th time in 13 games, improving the best record in the majors to
38-21.

Morse hit a solo shot and Perez had a two-run homer off Cingrani (2-6), who has lost all of his
four starts since returning from shoulder tendinitis. His best showing since his return ended the
same way.

“I had my old mechanics back,” Cingrani said. “I felt good, I felt strong. I threw a couple of
good sliders. I just made a couple of bad pitches that lost the ballgame.”

Ryan Vogelsong (4-2) extended his recent streak of solid pitching by giving up two runs and
seven hits in 61/3 innings while striking out a career-high nine. The right-hander is 3-0 with a
2.05 ERA in his past four starts.

Vogelsong gave up Todd Frazier’s Reds-leading 11th homer in the third inning, a ball that hit
the screen on the left-field foul pole. Jay Bruce added a run-scoring double, his third RBI in the
past two games. Bruce came into the series with no RBI since April 25.

Sergio Romo pitched the ninth for his 18th save in 20 chances. He had allowed a run in each of
his previous three outings.

Billy Hamilton had three singles off Vogelsong, matching his career high. It was his sixth
three-hit game.

Cingrani has been trying to get back into form after being on the disabled list for 17 days
because of tenderness in his left shoulder. His velocity has been inconsistent — he throws mostly
fastballs — while he’s gone 0-4 with a 5.16 ERA in his four starts.

With Cingrani trying to hold a 2-0 lead with two outs in the sixth, Morse hit his team-leading
12th homer on the first pitch. Cingrani gave up a single to Brandon Hicks, and Perez hit his first
homer of the season and the second of his career for a 3-2 lead.

“I saw his numbers on the board,” Cingrani said. “I saw he had no home runs. Now he has
one."

It was only the fourth time in 28 career starts that Cingrani allowed more than one homer.

“He went out and started the sixth inning and he only had 82 pitches,” manager Bryan Price said.
“He got two quick outs and gave up the solo homer, but it didn’t seem like a big deal. He still had
good stuff.

“I don’t know, the (Morse) homer might have affected his focus going into the next series of
hitters. The matchups were still good. It just didn’t work out.”

Hamilton ran the Giants to distraction again, but this time they prevented him from scoring.
Hamilton had two infield singles among his three hits, forced two throwing errors but was caught by
catcher Buster Posey while he trying to steal third base with nobody out in the third.